Li Jinfeng actually opened the wooden box, and found that it was full of pearls.
There are big and small, white and purple ones, and the quality varies.
"Xiao Jie is working on the island now. She said that any shell she picked up on the beach would contain pearls. She bought these from fishermen. They're very cheap; a whole basket doesn't cost much.
She sent me quite a few, but I didn't have much use for them, so I asked Dachun to pick out some, and the rest are all given to you."
Compared to these pearls, Miao Hong prefers imported leather sofas and imported electrical appliances.
"Wow, so many pearls!" Meimei looked at the pearls and her eyes began to glow green.
The little girl likes beautiful clothes, jewelry, and various hairpins.
Miao Hong: "Meimei, come over and take a look. If there's anything you like, take it from your mother."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie!" Meimei's eyes narrowed into a straight line.
"Such a big box of pearls can be used to make pearl necklaces, pearl hairpins, and can also be placed on clothes to make small accessories." Meimei carefully counted the uses of pearls.
"It can also be ground into pearl powder!" said Li Jinfeng.
"Pearl powder?" Meimei looked at Li Jinfeng curiously.
Lu Mingfang came over and said, "Grind it into pearl powder and apply it on your face for whitening!"
"Wow, that's great! Such good pearls, why did aunt say they were so cheap? Shouldn't they be very expensive?" Meimei looked puzzled.
"Because it has not been developed! Anything that has not been processed is relatively cheap. Once it goes through the processing process, it is equivalent to being gold-plated. Add to that the costs of labor, transportation, etc., and the price will inevitably be increased!" Li Jinfeng said directly.
Especially at this time, when reform and opening up had just begun, having enough food to eat was everyone’s primary goal.
Only after wages increase and everyone has spare money will they consider spending more.
"Does that mean that if it's made into a pearl necklace or a pearl hairpin, the price will go up?" Meimei asked.
Li Jinfeng said: "That's right!"
Meimei looked at Li Jinfeng and said, "Mom, can I buy a lot of pearls and help them design necklaces and hairpins and sell them to others?"
Li Jinfeng: “…”
"Mom, is it okay?" Meimei continued to ask.
"It can be exported, and of course it can also be sold domestically, but the specific details depend on whether they have any ideas to develop pearls." Li Jinfeng said.
"How about... write a letter and ask?" Miao Hong suggested.
"Yes, if you write a letter, someone will always take care of it!" Lu Mingfang also said.
"Let's wait until after the Lantern Festival, then it's better to go over there and take a look," said Li Jinfeng.
She also didn't want to talk about this in front of so many people.
When there were fewer people around, she would ask Meimei if she really wanted to do these things.
"No more talking, Jinfeng, put the pearl away first. I haven't seen you for almost half a year, and I have a lot to say to you."
Li Jinfeng stayed in the countryside for half a year and her contact with Miao Hong was cut off.
Whenever we meet again, I always feel like I have a lot to say.
Feng Dachun also came over, "And me!"
Feng Dachun and Miao Hong are at the age when their children are about to get married, so they talk about the same things when they chat.
Xia Zhengyuan and Qi Yulan are getting married, and Miao Hong wants to ask Li Jinfeng if there is anything missing for the betrothal gift.
As for Feng Dachun, it was also her son's business to get married.
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